Welcome to Smethport Area School District! Located in the beautiful Pennsylvania Wilds, we are a full-service, public school district in McKean County. Together, the two schools that comprise our district provide a safe, empowering learning environment for preschool through twelfth-grade students.
Thank you for visiting. We are happy to provide you with information about our district, our schools, and the excellent programs and services we offer students. Go, Hubbers!
February 12, 2024
Dear Parents, Caregivers, Families, and Students,
I am reaching out to inform you that this morning (February 12,) during a routine check of the parking lots, a hunting shotgun was found in plain sight in a car in the student parking lot at Smethport Area School District.
School administration immediately investigated and were assisted by the Smethport Borough police and McKean County district attorney’s office. We immediately looked into this concern and identified the student. The student was cooperative and confirmed there was a firearm in the vehicle. The vehicle was searched, and it was confirmed that a firearm was inside the vehicle.
Weapons of any kind are prohibited on school property by state law and board policy.
At no point were there any issues, concerns, or any indication of an immediate threat to our school campus.
The safety and security of our students and staff is our top priority, and we will continue to take the appropriate measures to ensure our schools are safe. We appreciate the support of SASD staff, Smethport Borough police, and the McKean County district attorney’s office as we create and maintain the level of safety that we want for our school
Thank you for your continued partnership as we work to ensure a safe, secure, and positive learning environment for our students.
All the best,
Mr. Brice N. Benson
Superintendent of Schools
Dear Smethport Area School District Families,
I want to thank each of you for your support as we partner together to create a community where our students can learn and grow. Over the past few years, we have taken steps to make our Smethport Area School District campuses more safe and secure, and we have worked to provide an educational program that gives each of our students an opportunity to be successful. We have turned our standardized test scores around and are seeing some groups scoring at the top of the IU in some categories. I am proud of our teachers, staff, and students!
Smethport Area School District will continue to work towards building a reputation for academic achievement. We will emphasize the importance of academic excellence coupled with providing a diverse and challenging curriculum that will best prepare our students to enter a competitive post-secondary college and career environment. We will continue to support the social and emotional needs of our students and staff. Everyone’s dedicated work has led to much progress!
If you are new to our school district, welcome to a place that provides the rural educational advantages of small class sizes, personal attention from teachers and staff, and a supportive community where “Support the Child, Develop the Student” remains our mission. We think you will love the beauty of the Pennsylvania Wilds and make a home here in the “Hub” of McKean County.
I wish everyone the best as we start another school year.
Go Hubs!
Brice N. Benson
Brice N. Benson
Superintendent